Does labor market regulation really protect the interests of workers?
29 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, labour economics, occupational regulation Tags: employment law, employment protection laws, employment regulation
Delayed parenting and anti-poverty policy
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
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Here’s a preview of talk today at Brown University’s population center.
My basic argument is that policies intended to prevent poverty by delaying parenthood are mostly misplaced, especially with regard to Black women. Not that delaying parenthood is bad per se, but delaying parenthood in the absence of other improvements in people’s conditions is ineffectual in the aggregate, and actually harmful for some populations.
The delayed childbearing argument features prominently in the recent “consensus” on anti-poverty strategy reached by the American Enterprise Institute / Brookings working group I wrote about here. They say:
It would be better for couples, for children, and for society if prospective parents plan their births and have children only when they are financially stable, are in a committed relationship (preferably marriage), and can provide a stable environment for their child.
Isabel Sawhill, a leading proponent of delayed childbearing as anti-poverty strategy, says in her book Generation Unbound
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Best of Kerry O’Keeffe, the funniest cricket personality ever, *that* laugh!!!!!!
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in cricket, economics of media and culture Tags: economics of advertising
German city installs traffic lights in pavements to protect texting pedestrians
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, transport economics Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, road safety, smart phones
How to survive the wacky gender politics on campus
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, economics of media and culture, gender Tags: gender politics, political correctness, safe spaces
The Economics of #Brexit
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, international economics Tags: Brexit, British economy, EU
Los Lobos – La Bamba
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, Music Tags: Los Lobos
Indiana Burglar Sues Homeowner Who Shot Him
28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
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There is an interesting case out of Indiana where a would-be burglar who was shot by an owner is suing over the wounding. David A. Bailey, 31, reportedly broke into the garage of David McLaughlin of Dunkirk, Ind., on April 21, 2014. McLaughlin, now 33, fired gunshots at the intruder as Bailey fled from his property — hitting him in the left arm.
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THE GO BETWEENS “Right Here”
27 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: The Go-Betweens
Tooheys 2.2 with Max Walker (Australian ad) 1986
27 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in cricket, economics of media and culture Tags: economics of advertising
Pups’ Reactions Are Priceless When Cat Shows Up Unannounced At Dog Show
27 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in cats, economics of media and culture Tags: dogs
Brexit: Why the United Kingdom should “Vote Leave”…in 60 Seconds
27 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, international economics Tags: Brexit
Why Private Investment Works & Govt. Investment Doesn’t
27 Apr 2016 1 Comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: industry policy, picking winners, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge
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